Zesi and Whitebeard charged out simultaneously.
Zesi drew his Azure Emperor Sword, and the Whitebeard naginata was raised high.
The two simultaneously slashed at each other.
Instantly, two incredibly terrifying forces collided.
The world is shaking, the atmosphere is the Roar.
An incredibly terrifying burst of energy emanated from their attack.
It was merely an overflow, yet the force was like a violent storm, pushing many people back and sending them flying. "How terrifying! Is this the attack of the Emperor of the Sea?" "Such Haki is terrifying even to behold!" "The power of both of them is terrifying!"
"Such terrifying power from a single collision," the surrounding crowd exclaimed in astonishment.
"You've got a pretty good weapon, kid!" Whitebeard said, looking at Zesi.
"I heard you also got a pretty good weapon? Whitebeard, how about it? Let me see it, um!" Zesi said indifferently. "Um? Well, if you want to see it, we'll see if you can handle it!"
"Hehehe, Whitebeard, I'm not the kid I was a few years ago anymore. I'm the Azure Emperor now!" Zesi said with a laugh.
At the same time, an incredibly terrifying vibration emanated from the sword.
With the vibrations, the air distorted, and terrifying pressure pressed down on Whitebeard.
"Hmm!" The Whitebeard raised an eyebrow, also feeling the terrifying pressure coming his way.
Just then, Whitebeard withdrew one hand, clenched his fist, and punched out again with great force.
Whitebeard's punch landed on the air, and an extreme shockwave shot towards Zesi.
Zesi threw the same punch.
The air shattered under his fist.
The two terrifying impacts collided instantly.
The terrifying impacts continued to collide.
Everyone around watched in horror as the forces collided repeatedly.
"What terrifying power this is!"
" Emperor of the Sea, is this the power of the Emperor of the Sea? It's truly terrifying!"
"It feels like this power would pulverize you to pieces if it touched even the slightest thing!"
"Just looking at it gives me the creeps!"
The people around said in horror.
"Hey, this isn't the time to watch the show. Besides, the Azure Emperor and Pops are the Emperor of the Sea. Isn't it only natural for them to have such power?" Marco. "Let's start the battle! Let the Azure Emperor see how powerful our Whitebeard Pirates are!" Jozu. "Hehe, let's go! Don't let the Azure Emperor Pirates ' prestige be diminished!" Bullet. "Look at Buggy's power!" Buggy.
( Shanks left the Azure Emperor Pirates long after the great battle with the Silver Axe Pirates to embark on his journey to find crewmates and strengthen the First Division, so he's not here.)
Led by Marco Jozu, Barrett, and Buggy, the two pirate crews charged at each other, and a fierce battle ensued.
This situation left the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, who were just about to stir up trouble and provoke a war between the two pirate crews, looking completely bewildered.
What's going on?
Without any provocation from them, the two major pirate crews have already gone to war.
Are the two pirate crews inherently sworn enemies?
Things were going too smoothly, making them suspect that their plan had been exposed.
But upon closer inspection, they discovered that the two pirate crews were not joking at all, but were engaged in a real battle—an all-out war.
Just as he was still in surprise, a figure flashed by, and a man with a carefree and unrestrained expression appeared in front of him, slashing out with an incredibly sharp sword.
This sword strike immediately brought him back to his senses, and he engaged the man in a full-force battle.
Zesi shattered the aura with a single punch, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that collided with the shockwave from Whitebeard.
"Is that Air Cannon? Could it be Devil Fruit controls air or something? No, that was just pure force striking the air, causing an impact, not some kind of control ability. Hey, Whitebeard, what Devil Fruit did you eat?!" Zesi asked in surprise.
"Kurarara, want to know? Why don't you come and taste it for yourself!" the Whitebeard said with a laugh.
As he spoke, the power in Whitebeard's fist increased several times over once again.
"What kind of Monster Strength is this?" Zesi exclaimed in surprise.
The power in Whitebeard's fists exceeded human limits; even Big Mom in her berserk state didn't possess such terrifying Monster Strength!
The terrifying power forced Zesi to take two steps back.
"..."Hey!" Whitebeard revealed a smug look.
"This is... steam? Could it be...?" At this moment, Zesi noticed wisps of gas emanating from Whitebeard's body, which made Zesi think of something!
Just as Zesi was still in surprise, an even more terrifying aura, or rather, steam, erupted from Whitebeard's body.
At the same time, an unimaginable and terrifying power came.
While Zesi was still in shock, Whitebeard's fist shattered Zesi's tremor, and the two fists collided heavily.
Instantly, a terrifying force exploded, destroying everything around it.
"That's a terrifying power unleashed! Such pure power. If I'm not mistaken, your ability is steam, isn't it? To be able to unleash such terrifying power from such a fruit... As expected of you, Whitebeard!"
The air was vibrating; everything around us was vibrating.
The power that just erupted was truly terrifying.
This caught Zesi off guard, and in the end (Wang Li Zhao) entered the state of Devil Fruit Awakening.
"Kurarara, you're right, I've found a really good weapon!" Whitebeard said.
Whitebeard's Devil Fruit is the Steam Fruit.
The Steam Fruit has two abilities.
One of them is Steam Burst.
It can burn physical energy, allowing a person to unleash several times their normal strength.
That's the power Whitebeard just used.
Whitebeard originally possessed terrifying and unparalleled Monster Strength.
After using the Steam Burst, his strength will increase several times, or even dozens of times.
With Whitebeard's strength, let alone several times or even dozens of times more.
Even if it doubles, that's still terrifying.
A casual punch can create Air Cannon.
Once he unleashes ten or even dozens of times his normal power... that power completely surpasses that of humans.